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Such deaths are acceptable as part of life even though there might be ways to remove some of the danger. Many lives could be save by all countries driving on the left side of roads. There are on the order of 22 deaths per so many miles from right side driving but only about 16 deaths per so many miles from left side driving.
I really disllike government orders that infringe on my freedom
Until the danger is over. But I am NOT going to hide under my bed for months like they are ordering me to.
To be honest, I'd rather be free and risk getting C-19 now that I have a very good chance of beating it than to wait until some other health factor comes into play. That doesn't mean I'd look for getting the virus, but I don't want to be forced to live in a bunker.
Edit add to my post above: We are seeing first hand there are government bullies willing to knock the snot out of the citizenry over the most specious edicts of the ruling class. If this keeps up, there is likely to be a big mess coming up.
The health clubs and fitness centers should have never closed. Just post, in large font, the warnings regarding those who are susceptible. Individuals should be allowed the freedom to choose their level of risk. Schools should have stayed open. By this point (early May), we would have had vast swaths of folks who had passed through the virus and who are now immune, or the few cases requiring treatment.
However, The State has taken the position of one size fits all... and now our king of conceit Inslee (Washington State) has ordered the lock down to go beyond May 4th and through the end of May. Residential and commercial construction must desist. But GOV construction projects are allowed to continue. Sweet unemployment checks are showered out while liquor and pot stores remain open. Interesting. There is a disincentive to return to work for the welfare check recipients.
I see the social distancing (the arbitrary 6 feet) and the donning of masks to be a combination of behavior engineering blended with a generous bit of virtue signalling.
One bright light -- a number of county sheriffs are not enforcing the dictates from Olympia. And there are protests taking place in sundry towns and cities.
I recently shared with a like-minded freedom-loving, personally responsible, gun-toting friend in Wisconsin -- if the edict comes down from on high that we must wear masks while out running, cycling, etc ... I will refuse. I will sooner spend a night in jail. He insisted that it would similarly be an opportunity to discover what the food is like while being incarcerated. Resist!
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